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"God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,
for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs."
Matthew 5:3 (NLT)
'God's Spirit is on me; he's chosen me to preach the Message of good news to the poor, sent me to announce pardon to prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to set the burdened and battered free, to announce, "This is God's year to act!" - Luke 4:18-19 (MSG)
Locally
Artisan seeks to love and serve practically in partnership with various organizations within our city. Here are some of the community organizations we support and endeavor to partner with.
JustWork - a wonderful local organization that provides dignified, gainful employment opportunities for people facing multiple barriers to work.
More Than a Roof - a housing provider, advocate and resource group for people affected by low incomes and housing needs.
Union Gospel Mission - an urban relief organization whose aim is to transform communities by overcoming poverty, homelessness and addiction one life at a time in Metro Vancouver.
Battered Women's Support Services / My Sister's Closet - provides education, advocacy, and support services to assist all battered women in its aim to work towards the elimination of violence and to work from a feminist perspective that promotes equality for all women.
PHS / Alexander Street Community - provides 100 units of low-barrier permanent housing and 39 units of clinically supported transitional housing for individuals living with physical and mental health issues, substance dependencies and a gamut of other challenges – often concurrently.
Globally
Besides serving in our own community, Artisan also participates in international mission and service in partnership with various organizations:
Global Mothers - a social enterprise whose mission is to improve the economies of materially poor communities around the world by giving market access to products and support to development organizations that work with these communities.
MB Mission - our denominational missions group.
Compassion Canada - one of the world’s leading child development organizations, Compassion partners with the local church in 26 countries to end poverty in the lives of children and their families.
